:00:00. > :00:13.Thank you. I know the House will enjoy me in condemning the terrorist
:00:14. > :00:17.attacks in Turkey last night. Our thoughts and prayers are with those
:00:18. > :00:22.who were killed and those who were injured. There are no reports of any
:00:23. > :00:25.UK casualties but the Foreign Office are working with the authorities to
:00:26. > :00:30.establish the full facts. I spoke to the President this morning to
:00:31. > :00:34.express the UK's condolence, detailseses are still emerging but
:00:35. > :00:39.we stand as one in our defiance against these barbaric act, this
:00:40. > :00:43.week marks the sensory of the battle of the Somme there will be a two
:00:44. > :00:48.minute silence on Friday morning. I will attend a service at the
:00:49. > :00:52.memorial near the battlefield and it is right the country pauses to
:00:53. > :00:57.remember the sacrifices of those who lost their lives. This morning I had
:00:58. > :01:02.meetings with ministerial colleagues and I shall have further such
:01:03. > :01:05.meetings later today. Can I associate myself with the
:01:06. > :01:08.Prime Minister's remarks of condolence to those who have been
:01:09. > :01:13.affected by this dreadful attack in Istanbul. Can I offer him my
:01:14. > :01:16.personal best wishes to himself and his family for life after Downing
:01:17. > :01:20.Street. He has served his country but he has not done it alone, it is
:01:21. > :01:25.right we should acknowledge the support he has had as we all have,
:01:26. > :01:31.from our families and public service, before he goes, though,
:01:32. > :01:37.will he... Will he attend to one matter, that when he was in
:01:38. > :01:41.opposition he described as doing enormous moral damage to the moral
:01:42. > :01:45.authority of our country and that is the involvement of our security
:01:46. > :01:52.services in rendition. Now that the CPS have decided they are not going
:01:53. > :01:57.to prosecute Sir Mark Allen for what he did, will he reinstitute,
:01:58. > :02:02.reconstitute the Gibson inquiry to, so we can know what was done in our
:02:03. > :02:06.name and on whose authority. Can I thank the right honourable gentleman
:02:07. > :02:12.for his generous remarks, and and I am proud to have served this country
:02:13. > :02:17.and for the first Prime Minister to get to Shetland and Orkney to look
:02:18. > :02:20.into his constituency. He raises an important point about the Libya
:02:21. > :02:24.rendition issue, the Government co-operated fully with the police
:02:25. > :02:28.investigation into these case, the CPS set out their position concludes
:02:29. > :02:32.there was insufficient evidence to prosecute. I would say and I can say
:02:33. > :02:35.it now, I think there are few countries in the world that would
:02:36. > :02:40.have an such and independent an thorough investigation into an issue
:02:41. > :02:45.like this, I think the right approach, as Sir Peter Gibson
:02:46. > :02:49.finished the report is the ISC has agreed to look at the issues raised
:02:50. > :02:55.in the report and I think they should continue to do so. Thank you
:02:56. > :02:59.Mr Speaker. As my right honourable friend has
:03:00. > :03:04.said and put current events in perspective, at 7.30 this Friday we
:03:05. > :03:07.will start the process of commemorating the 100th anniversary
:03:08. > :03:12.of the Battle of the Somme. Will he join me in thanking those involved
:03:13. > :03:15.in organising the forget never project who have done so much to
:03:16. > :03:21.ensure young people will learn the lessons of the past and forgetting
:03:22. > :03:25.our current challenges will he join me in encouraging everyone to
:03:26. > :03:31.remember, Sam Lieutenant and commemorate those who made the
:03:32. > :03:34.ultimate sacrifice. I join him in commending all those organise
:03:35. > :03:39.nighing these events particularly that in his constituency. I think it
:03:40. > :03:43.is important not only because this appalling slaughter, 57,000 people
:03:44. > :03:46.killed or wounded on the first day of this battle, but also because so
:03:47. > :03:49.many people are learning so much about their own families
:03:50. > :03:52.involvement, and I would say in many ways there is a link between the
:03:53. > :03:56.current events with are discussing and what happened 100 years ago, is
:03:57. > :04:01.the importance of keeping peace and stability on our continent. It was
:04:02. > :04:04.noticeable at last night's European Union dinner that the French
:04:05. > :04:08.President mentioned the Somme commemorations and how proud he was
:04:09. > :04:15.we would be standing together and remembering the sacrifices all those
:04:16. > :04:20.years ago. . Thank you Mr Speaker. I would like to echo the words of the
:04:21. > :04:24.Prime Minister concerning the 36 who died and the 100 injured in the vile
:04:25. > :04:27.terrorist attack in Turkey, I am sure our consular services will be
:04:28. > :04:31.doing everything they can to assist those that have been affected. I
:04:32. > :04:35.would like to thank him for referring to the memorial for the
:04:36. > :04:40.some on Friday and I look forward to being with him there at the memorial
:04:41. > :04:45.service of those who died in that battle. I think it would be
:04:46. > :04:48.appropriate if we paid tribute to Lord Patrick Mayhew who died last
:04:49. > :04:52.weekend. As Northern Ireland Secretary, he was the driving force
:04:53. > :04:56.behind the Downing Street declaration in 19th 3, that dead
:04:57. > :05:01.lead to the first ceasefire, and I think the relative peace we have now
:05:02. > :05:07.is in part thanks to him and of course his successor Mo Mowlam lamb
:05:08. > :05:11.for all she achieved. What people are worried about is the extra
:05:12. > :05:15.insecurity to their living standards, jobs, wages and pensions
:05:16. > :05:19.following the referendum. In recent days we have heard words about the
:05:20. > :05:22.future of some of the major companies in Britain like see mans
:05:23. > :05:29.which has been here for a long time. What meetings has the Chancellor had
:05:30. > :05:34.with major companies to stabilise the situation? First of all, he is
:05:35. > :05:42.right to mention Patrick Mayhew, he did play a huge role in the delivery
:05:43. > :05:45.of the peace process, he was also a brilliant touring and someone who
:05:46. > :05:50.exuded a belief in public service and the national interest and was a
:05:51. > :05:54.kind and goodly man, and I was very sad to hear of his pass, I sent a
:05:55. > :05:57.message to him via his wife shortly before he died, and I know there are
:05:58. > :06:03.many people this this House who want to send their good wishes to his
:06:04. > :06:05.family. The Leader of the Opposition asks what conversations we are
:06:06. > :06:08.having with business and what preparations with are making to deal
:06:09. > :06:11.with the economic challenges we make, we are in a strong position to
:06:12. > :06:16.meet his challenges, because we have paid down so much of our deficit. We
:06:17. > :06:20.have had strong growth and job creation but I don't belittle the
:06:21. > :06:24.consequences will be difficult. There are going to be some very
:06:25. > :06:27.choppy waters ahead, I don't resile from any of the warnings I made
:06:28. > :06:31.during the campaign, but we have to pined the best way through this, one
:06:32. > :06:34.of the things we must do is talk with businesses and reassure them
:06:35. > :06:38.about the stability there is today and the strength of the British
:06:39. > :06:41.economy, the Business Secretary has met with a range of businesses
:06:42. > :06:46.already. Tomorrow I have the meeting of my business advisory group and I
:06:47. > :06:50.am inviting other companies to that, including see mans who play a huge
:06:51. > :06:53.role in the British economy, what we need to talk about the the
:06:54. > :06:56.reassurances about stability we can give now, the fact our circumstances
:06:57. > :07:04.don't change until we leave the European Union, and then, I want to
:07:05. > :07:06.hear from them, as we draw up the possible blueprinters for Britain's
:07:07. > :07:11.future about what they think would be the right answer. Thank you Mr
:07:12. > :07:16.Speaker, the credit rating agencies have cut the UK credit rating to AA
:07:17. > :07:19.from AA plus, the Chancellor pledged to keep a triple-A rating. What
:07:20. > :07:24.estimate has the Government made of the cost to the Exchequer of this
:07:25. > :07:30.downgrade, in terms of borrowing costs, and, of the risks to pension
:07:31. > :07:35.fund Well, the Leader of the Opposition is right that the credit
:07:36. > :07:40.ratings by one agency has been taken down by several points and another
:07:41. > :07:44.has put it on watch, the answer to his question is the cost to the
:07:45. > :07:47.Exchequer and the taxpayer will depend on what happened to the
:07:48. > :07:55.interest rates in the market at which Britain can borrow, and he is
:07:56. > :07:59.right to draw attention to that, look, as I said, head of the ECB
:08:00. > :08:04.confirmed this, all of the warnings was if we voted to leave the EU,
:08:05. > :08:10.there would be difficulties in terms of our own economy, and growth
:08:11. > :08:14.rates, and instability in markets, we are seeing those thing, we are
:08:15. > :08:18.well prepared in term of the reaction the Bank of England and the
:08:19. > :08:21.Treasury but there is no doubt in my mind, these are going to be
:08:22. > :08:26.difficult economic times we must make sure we maintain our strong
:08:27. > :08:28.economy so we can cope this them. We shouldn't belittle the channels,
:08:29. > :08:32.they will be difficult and we will have to meet them. Thank you Mr
:08:33. > :08:36.Speaker. Everyone across the House should be concerned that the
:08:37. > :08:40.indications from business and investors are the UK is less
:08:41. > :08:44.attractive, thus putting current and future jobs at risk, in the
:08:45. > :08:48.circumstances will the Prime Minister consider suspending the
:08:49. > :08:53.Chancellor's fiscal rule which is in effect preventing investment from
:08:54. > :08:59.taking place? I don't believe that would be the right approach. I
:09:00. > :09:02.think, look, what business needs to hear, what consumers and investors
:09:03. > :09:06.and people concerned about our economy want to hear, is that we
:09:07. > :09:10.have taken huge steps over the last six years to get the deficit down,
:09:11. > :09:13.to make the British economy more attractive, to make it an attractive
:09:14. > :09:17.destination for investment. They want it to continue. Of course if we
:09:18. > :09:22.see economic difficulty, one of the ways we have to react to that is to
:09:23. > :09:25.make sure that our public finances, and our economy remain strong. We
:09:26. > :09:29.shouldn't have taken all the steps of the last six years to get the
:09:30. > :09:33.deficit down, in order to see us get on to a more difficult path. I don't
:09:34. > :09:37.think it would be right to suspend fiscal rule, as I say, there are
:09:38. > :09:40.three phases to this, the first is the volatility we see, which the
:09:41. > :09:44.Bank of England and the Treasury must cope with, the second is the
:09:45. > :09:49.uncertainty about Britain's future status, which we need to bring to an
:09:50. > :09:52.end as fast as possible but examining the alternative models and
:09:53. > :09:56.my successors choosing which one we should go for, then we need to bear
:09:57. > :09:59.in mind the long-term damage to the British economy, is based on how
:10:00. > :10:04.good our trading relationship will be with the European Union. Now for
:10:05. > :10:06.my part I think we want the closest possibly relationship in terms of
:10:07. > :10:09.trading with the European Union, and that is something that can be
:10:10. > :10:15.discussed and debated in this House, as well as by the next Government.
:10:16. > :10:19.Thank you Mr Speaker, this week sadly there has been more evidence
:10:20. > :10:23.that racist incidents are increasing, evidence collated by
:10:24. > :10:27.monitoring groups shows in the last threeer four days attacks an abuse
:10:28. > :10:31.from Stoke to Stockton, Dorset to the Clyde. Can I ask the Prime
:10:32. > :10:35.Minister what monitoring systems he and the Home Secretary have put in
:10:36. > :10:39.place, what reports he has received from the police, and what extra
:10:40. > :10:43.resources are going to communities that have been targeted in these
:10:44. > :10:48.vile racist attacks that are taking place? Let me agree with him. These
:10:49. > :10:52.attacks are appallling and they need to stop. It is right that everyone
:10:53. > :10:55.in this house and everyone on all sides of the referendum debate
:10:56. > :11:00.utterly condemns this them, that is not what we do in Britain, let me
:11:01. > :11:03.say I reassured Prime Minister's countries such of Romania and the
:11:04. > :11:07.Czech Republic who are concerned about this at the meeting we had
:11:08. > :11:11.last night. So we do monitor these attacks and the Home Secretary gets
:11:12. > :11:14.regular report, we will be publishing a new action plan on
:11:15. > :11:19.tackling hate crime shortly to step up our response, we want new steps
:11:20. > :11:22.to boost reporting of hate crime and supporting victims, new CPS guidance
:11:23. > :11:28.to prosecutors on racially aggravated crime, a new fund for
:11:29. > :11:30.protective security measures at potentially vulnerable institution
:11:31. > :11:34.and additional funding to community organisation so they can tackle hate
:11:35. > :11:40.crime. Whatever we can do we will do to drive these appalling hate crimes
:11:41. > :11:45.out of our country. I thank the Prime Minister for that answer. Last
:11:46. > :11:49.Thursday, was a rejection of the status quo, that clearly isn't
:11:50. > :11:56.delivering. There are now 13 point 5 million people living in poverty in
:11:57. > :12:00.Britain. Up 300,000 in the last year, 4.5 million people in England
:12:01. > :12:03.and Wales are in insecure work and two thirds of children in poverty
:12:04. > :12:08.are living in households, where at least one adult is in work. The
:12:09. > :12:14.Prime Minister has two months left. Will he leave a one nation legacy,
:12:15. > :12:19.and will that one nation legacy and will that one nation legacy be the
:12:20. > :12:25.scrapping of the bedroom tax, the banning of zero hours contracts and
:12:26. > :12:29.cancelling of the cuts to Universal Credit? Where I would are-with the
:12:30. > :12:33.right honourable gentleman is of course we need to do more to tackle
:12:34. > :12:37.poverty, we need to do more to spread wealth and opportunity, but
:12:38. > :12:43.to pretend that last Thursday's vote was a result of the state of the
:12:44. > :12:47.British economy is complete nonsense, the British economy
:12:48. > :12:52.stronger than it was six years ago, we all have to reflect on our role
:12:53. > :12:55.in the referendum campaign, I know the honourable gentleman says he put
:12:56. > :13:06.his back in to it. It. All I would say I would hate to see him when he
:13:07. > :13:09.is not trying. Mr Speaker, Government figures
:13:10. > :13:15.released yesterday show the number of children living in poverty has
:13:16. > :13:19.jumped by 200,000 in a year. To a total now, a disgraceful total of
:13:20. > :13:24.3.9 million children in this country, living in poverty. Does he
:13:25. > :13:28.not think he should at the very least apologise to them, and the
:13:29. > :13:32.parents that have been failed by his Government, and do something about
:13:33. > :13:38.it, so that we do reduce the levels of child poverty, in this country?
:13:39. > :13:44.If he wants to deal with the figures let me give them to him. Income and
:13:45. > :13:48.inequality has gone down, average incomes have grown at the fastest
:13:49. > :13:52.rate since 2001. He asks about poverty, there are 300,000 fewer
:13:53. > :13:57.people in relative poverty since 2010. 500,000 fewer people in
:13:58. > :14:03.absolute poverty since 2010. If he is looking for excuses about why the
:14:04. > :14:07.side he and I were on about the referendum frankly he should look
:14:08. > :14:10.somewhere else. I have to say to the honourable gentleman, he talks about
:14:11. > :14:13.job insecurity and my two months to go, it might be in my party ice
:14:14. > :14:15.interest for him to sit there, it is not in the national interest and I
:14:16. > :14:52.would say for heavens sake, man, go. Quinn. My constituents have been
:14:53. > :14:57.struggling over who gets to press a button. Will my right honourable
:14:58. > :15:03.friends condemn this in the strong possible terms? My honourable friend
:15:04. > :15:05.is right. Outcome sport infrastructure is a crucial part of
:15:06. > :15:12.our economy. I condemn any industrial action that disrupts the
:15:13. > :15:16.travelling public, and they will not thank the RMT for their recent
:15:17. > :15:23.disruption. The performance of Southern has been unacceptable and
:15:24. > :15:27.passengers deserve better. The Transport Secretary will be
:15:28. > :15:35.announcing further details of compensation soon. Angus Robertson.
:15:36. > :15:37.On the terrorist tragedy in Turkey, we in these benches join with the
:15:38. > :15:42.Prime Minister and the leader of the official opposition in our
:15:43. > :15:46.condemnation and condolences to the people of Turkey. Mr Speaker, a
:15:47. > :15:51.strong majority voted for Scotland to remain in the European Union.
:15:52. > :15:56.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is in Brussels today, where she is meeting
:15:57. > :16:00.with the President of the European Commission, the president of the
:16:01. > :16:03.European Parliament. Yesterday, there was a standing ovation in the
:16:04. > :16:09.European Parliament when the case was made to protect Scotland's place
:16:10. > :16:14.in Europe. What will the UK Government do to protect Scotland's
:16:15. > :16:17.place in Europe? Firstly, let me thank the right honourable gentleman
:16:18. > :16:22.for what he says about the terrorist attacks and how we should stand
:16:23. > :16:26.against them. On the issue of the UK's future and our relationship
:16:27. > :16:31.with the European Union, we need to negotiate the best possible deal for
:16:32. > :16:34.the United Kingdom and the closest possible relationship. That will
:16:35. > :16:42.also be the best possible deal for Scotland. That is what needs to be
:16:43. > :16:46.done. On the contrary, the Prime Minister is wrong on that issue.
:16:47. > :16:51.Yesterday, the Scottish Parliament passed a motion across the
:16:52. > :16:55.Parliament including the Labour Party, the Scottish Liberal
:16:56. > :16:59.Democrats and the Greens, were all mandated the Scottish Government to
:17:00. > :17:03.have discussions with the UK Government, other devolved
:17:04. > :17:07.administrations, the EU institutions and member states to explore options
:17:08. > :17:11.for protecting Scotland's relationship with the EU, Scotland's
:17:12. > :17:15.place in the single market and the social implement and economic
:17:16. > :17:18.benefits that come from that. Every party in the Scottish parliament
:17:19. > :17:25.voted for that, except the Conservative Party, who abstained.
:17:26. > :17:29.When will the Conservatives finally join all other parties in Scotland
:17:30. > :17:37.in protecting Scotland's place in Europe? The best way to secure
:17:38. > :17:39.Scotland's place in the single market is for the United Kingdom to
:17:40. > :17:43.negotiate the closest possible relationship with the European
:17:44. > :17:48.Union, including in my view, the closest relationship with the single
:17:49. > :17:51.market. Our membership with the European Union is a UK membership
:17:52. > :17:59.and that is where we should take our negotiating stance. Market traders
:18:00. > :18:03.in Rossendale make a huge contribution to our local economy.
:18:04. > :18:12.With that in mind, would my right honourable friend call with me and
:18:13. > :18:15.literally thousands of others to stop Blackburn Council going ahead
:18:16. > :18:21.with its plan to bulldoze Darwin's three-day market? I join him in
:18:22. > :18:24.paying tribute to all the hard-working market traders across
:18:25. > :18:28.the country, who provide us with excellent goods, often locally
:18:29. > :18:32.produced and sourced. I know how important these markets are. I hope
:18:33. > :18:35.the local council will listen to my honourable friend's campaign and
:18:36. > :18:42.make sure this historic market is not lost. The Prime Minister will
:18:43. > :18:47.recall visiting the Vauxhall car plant in my constituency as part of
:18:48. > :18:50.the referendum campaign. Now we have voted to leave the EU, we face a
:18:51. > :18:54.fight to keep those jobs in this country, so I will be urging General
:18:55. > :18:57.Motors to recognise their responsibility to build vehicles
:18:58. > :19:01.where many are bought. Can the Prime Minister ensure there are early
:19:02. > :19:05.talks with the voter industry and that they are given the reassurance
:19:06. > :19:10.needed that motor vehicles will still be able to export it to the EU
:19:11. > :19:13.at a competitive price? The honourable gentleman is right. The
:19:14. > :19:18.story of the automotive industry in Britain over the last decade has
:19:19. > :19:23.been a positive one. There are 150,000 people directly employed.
:19:24. > :19:26.There are another 300,000 people in the supply and components industry,
:19:27. > :19:30.more of which has been coming onshore in recent years. We need to
:19:31. > :19:35.secure the best possible deal for Britain to make sure we have full
:19:36. > :19:40.access to the single market, because many companies, General Motors,
:19:41. > :19:43.Toyota and Nissan included, one of the reasons they invested in Britain
:19:44. > :19:47.was because of access to that market. I would urge General Motors
:19:48. > :19:53.and others to make their voices heard, and we will listen.
:19:54. > :19:55.Yesterday, a former member of my staff was verbally abused and
:19:56. > :19:59.attacked while out shopping in London because of the colour of his
:20:00. > :20:05.skin. He is of Pakistani origin. He was chased down the road by a lady
:20:06. > :20:10.shouting that they have voted out and that people like him should
:20:11. > :20:13.others and blow up people. Can I ask the Prime Minister to reiterate the
:20:14. > :20:17.commitment he has given this morning to do everything in his power to
:20:18. > :20:22.eradicate this evil hatred and reiterate that leaving the EU should
:20:23. > :20:26.not be used to breed racism but the opposite, and provide us with an
:20:27. > :20:33.opportunity to be much more international rather than just
:20:34. > :20:38.European? In this country we have many imperfections, but we are one
:20:39. > :20:41.of the most successful multi-faith, multiethnic democracy is on Earth,
:20:42. > :20:45.and we should do everything to safeguard that. That means the
:20:46. > :20:48.clearest possible statements from all our political leaders, which you
:20:49. > :20:52.have heard today. More to the point, we want action by the police and
:20:53. > :20:56.prosecuting authorities. The laws are therefore these people to be
:20:57. > :21:01.prosecuted. They should be used. We are going to strengthen the guidance
:21:02. > :21:05.and we should not put up with this in our country. Alex Salmond.
:21:06. > :21:09.Turning now to the Chilcot report, is the Prime Minister satisfied with
:21:10. > :21:16.the arrangements announced for prior access for service families of
:21:17. > :21:20.soldiers who died in Iraq? Given that Mr Blair has had months to
:21:21. > :21:24.prepare his PR defences, given that he has seen the relevant passages?
:21:25. > :21:29.And what are the parliamentary arrangements for secure prior access
:21:30. > :21:34.so that this House can properly examine the findings and express any
:21:35. > :21:46.relevant views concerning the future suitable accommodation for Mr Blair?
:21:47. > :21:50.First of all, in terms of members with service personnel families, we
:21:51. > :21:55.have made sure they will not face the cost that they originally were
:21:56. > :21:58.in terms of accessing the report. I will check the details for the time
:21:59. > :22:02.they get to access the report and perhaps write to him. The
:22:03. > :22:06.parliamentary process, I can again put in a letter to him so that we
:22:07. > :22:09.are clear about what time the statement will be, how much time
:22:10. > :22:16.people will have to study the report in advance, and other right
:22:17. > :22:20.honourable gentleman. I remember how important this was when I was Leader
:22:21. > :22:27.of the Opposition, having access. As for those who could be criticised in
:22:28. > :22:30.the report, he will know that there is a process where matters have to
:22:31. > :22:34.go out so that people have a chance to respond to what is in the report.
:22:35. > :22:41.That is entirely independent of the government. That has been dealt with
:22:42. > :22:44.by the Chilcot report under long-standing conventions, but I
:22:45. > :22:50.shall put that in my letter to the the ayes to the right. Sir Alan
:22:51. > :22:54.Duncan. Moving to watch for matters, would my right honourable friend
:22:55. > :23:00.educate the house from his experience as Prime Minister on how,
:23:01. > :23:04.in terms of the country's reputation and success, he would compare the
:23:05. > :23:15.undemonstrative competence and dignity of Angela Merkel with the
:23:16. > :23:21.theatrical and, colliding ticks off Silvio Borisconi? -- the theatrical
:23:22. > :23:25.antics of Silvio Borisconi? Neureuther of the people he is
:23:26. > :23:29.talking about our candidates in this election, and election I will stay
:23:30. > :23:33.out of -- neither of those he is talking about our candidates in this
:23:34. > :23:38.election. One piece of advice I was given was not to go to a party with
:23:39. > :23:45.Silvio Berlusconi, and that is advice I have taken. I thank the
:23:46. > :23:50.Prime Minister for giving us last week's exercise in democracy.
:23:51. > :24:00.BOOING. Order. The honourable gentleman will
:24:01. > :24:05.be heard. It is about us and this place that he will be heard. Mr
:24:06. > :24:10.Douglas Carswell. I thank the Prime Minister for giving us last week's
:24:11. > :24:15.exercise in democracy. We on the Leave side recognise that although
:24:16. > :24:18.we won, it was a narrow mandate with decent, patriotic people voting for
:24:19. > :24:24.Remain. Does the Prime Minister agree with me that both sides now
:24:25. > :24:28.need to come together to achieve a new, post-EU national consensus,
:24:29. > :24:32.whereby we have close links with our friends and allies in Europe and
:24:33. > :24:38.beyond, while reclaiming our sovereignty? First of all, I thank
:24:39. > :24:43.the honourable gentleman for making the point that there were people
:24:44. > :24:47.with a deep sense of Patrick is on both sides of the argument. I also
:24:48. > :24:51.agree that it is time for people in our country to come together -- a
:24:52. > :24:55.deep sense of patriotism. He is also right that we now have to work on
:24:56. > :25:00.what the alternatives are. These were debated in the referendum
:25:01. > :25:03.campaign, but they were hypothetical alternatives. They are now real
:25:04. > :25:09.alternatives. One of the roles the government can play in the next few
:25:10. > :25:11.months is to set out these different blueprints, the Canada blueprint,
:25:12. > :25:16.the Swiss blueprint and the Norway blueprint and any other blueprints,
:25:17. > :25:19.and looked at the costs and benefits so people can make a reasoned
:25:20. > :25:29.assessment now that this is a real choice rather than a hypothetical
:25:30. > :25:32.one. I know all of them to's members of Parliament would wish to be
:25:33. > :25:36.associated with the tribute paid by my right honourable friend to Paddy
:25:37. > :25:43.Mayhew. He was a scholar and gentleman and he was a great friend
:25:44. > :25:46.to his younger colleagues. Mr Speaker, there are thousands of
:25:47. > :25:51.expat United Kingdom citizens living around Europe who did not vote in
:25:52. > :25:56.the referendum. Many of them are elderly and frail. They live on UK
:25:57. > :25:59.pensions and UK benefits. Will my right honourable friend seek to
:26:00. > :26:06.insure that his successor defends their interests? Thirsty, let me add
:26:07. > :26:11.to what he said on Sir Patrick Mayhew, who was a wonderful man and
:26:12. > :26:17.a great public servant. I know he meant a lot to me honourable friend
:26:18. > :26:20.and many others. On this issue of British citizens living overseas, we
:26:21. > :26:25.should reassure people that until Britain leaves the EU, there is
:26:26. > :26:28.absolutely no change in their status. One of the things that this
:26:29. > :26:33.unit at the heart of Whitehall can do in the coming weeks is to go
:26:34. > :26:36.through these issues methodically and work out what might need to
:26:37. > :26:45.change in all the different scenarios to give these people
:26:46. > :27:01.certainty about their futures. Mr Speaker, London is the greatest city
:27:02. > :27:04.in Europe and in the world. Order! I have enjoyed listening to the
:27:05. > :27:14.honourable gentleman for 25 years and I want to continue to hear him.
:27:15. > :27:22.Its prosperity and tax revenue are vital for the whole United Kingdom.
:27:23. > :27:30.London voted Remain. Does the Prime Minister agree with the Mayor of
:27:31. > :27:36.London that a Labour winner, Sadiq Khan, that London now need to remain
:27:37. > :27:42.in the European single market and needs devolved additional powers to
:27:43. > :27:49.deal with the problems caused by the vote last week? I certainly agree
:27:50. > :27:52.with the Merit London not only that London is the greatest city on
:27:53. > :27:57.earth, but London needs to make its voice heard in these Butel
:27:58. > :28:03.negotiations. Obviously, there are many vital industries for London,
:28:04. > :28:08.but financial services, it is the capital not only of the UK's
:28:09. > :28:11.financial services, but Europe's financial services, and securing the
:28:12. > :28:15.best possible access to the single market is going to be an important
:28:16. > :28:20.challenge in these negotiations. So London should have its voice heard.
:28:21. > :28:24.This is a UK negotiation, and we should listen to the nations of the
:28:25. > :28:31.Benatia kingdom, but the cities and regions as well. -- of the United
:28:32. > :28:34.Kingdom. I pay tribute to my right honourable friend, his premiership
:28:35. > :28:42.and the many achievements of his government. Of which we can be
:28:43. > :28:47.proud. May I also commend his condemnation of the racist attacks
:28:48. > :28:52.that have been reported from all over the country, and would he take
:28:53. > :28:58.this opportunity also to condemn the ridiculous and revolting behaviour
:28:59. > :29:02.of a certain MEP in the European Parliament yesterday, and make clear
:29:03. > :29:12.that he does not represent this country and he does not represent...
:29:13. > :29:19.Order. I will not have people adding their own take on these matters. The
:29:20. > :29:23.honourable gentleman has the floor and does not need help from the
:29:24. > :29:30.Scottish National Party benches. The honourable gentleman will be heard,
:29:31. > :29:35.and that's all there is to it. He does not represent this country, and
:29:36. > :29:37.he does not even represent the vast majority of patriotic and
:29:38. > :29:44.law-abiding people who voted Leave in the referendum. I thank my
:29:45. > :29:47.honourable friend for his kind remarks and congratulate him for the
:29:48. > :29:52.role he played in the campaign. As for what MEPs and others have said,
:29:53. > :29:55.people should judge them by the remarks they make. I have made clear
:29:56. > :30:01.what I have felt about Nigel Farage and that appalling poster in the
:30:02. > :30:09.campaign. I think the motive was absolutely clear and everyone can
:30:10. > :30:12.see what he was trying to do. My constituency has received
:30:13. > :30:15.substantial amounts of EU funding. The Leave campaign in the referendum
:30:16. > :30:22.promised that funding would continue even if we left the European Union.
:30:23. > :30:24.Does the Prime Minister agree that if my constituency loses a penny
:30:25. > :30:31.piece of its funding under his successor, that will be a gross
:30:32. > :30:36.betrayal? It is the case that Wales as a whole is a net beneficiary of
:30:37. > :30:42.EU funds. And as I said throughout the campaign, if the vote was a Novo
:30:43. > :30:47.to, I would want to do everything I could to make sure we continued to
:30:48. > :30:51.help disadvantaged regions and our farmers. Obviously, it is difficult
:30:52. > :30:55.for anyone to give guarantees, because you don't know what will
:30:56. > :31:00.happen to our economy in the event of a Leave vote, and our economy
:31:01. > :31:03.does face challenges. But it will be a matter for my successor as we
:31:04. > :31:12.leave the EU to make good on what they said at the time. I am pleased
:31:13. > :31:17.to announce that residents across error wash have chosen the rocking
:31:18. > :31:22.horse nursery entry as the winning card for my design a birthday card
:31:23. > :31:26.for the Queen competition. Will the Prime Minister congratulate the 207
:31:27. > :31:27.children who entered the competition?
:31:28. > :31:37.Order! I want to hear about these pupils, who should be congratulated.
:31:38. > :31:42.Let's hear the honourable lady. Will the Prime Minister congratulate the
:31:43. > :31:46.207 children who entered the competition with their amazing
:31:47. > :31:52.designs, and would he agree to present the card to Her Majesty at
:31:53. > :31:56.his next audience? There are many ways in which members of Parliament
:31:57. > :31:59.or able to interact on a more human level with our constituents, and
:32:00. > :32:05.getting them to do birthday cards is an excellent idea. Having Brize
:32:06. > :32:09.Norton in my constituency, someone once did a Christmas card with Santa
:32:10. > :32:13.letting presents out of the back of a sea 17, which I thought was
:32:14. > :32:17.excellent but some felt it was carpet bombing rather than handing
:32:18. > :32:20.out la Jess! I think it is a good idea with a proviso and I am sure
:32:21. > :32:28.Her Majesty will be delighted to receive them. Sheffield city region
:32:29. > :32:36.was set to receive ?180 million in European structural funds through to
:32:37. > :32:45.2020. That money is now at risk. Those leading the Leave campaign did
:32:46. > :32:49.give guarantees that no area would lose out as a result of Brexit. Now,
:32:50. > :32:56.we know those promises were worthless, but will the Prime
:32:57. > :33:01.Minister join with me in urging his access to ensure that Sheffield city
:33:02. > :33:04.region is compensated by the UK Government for every pound of
:33:05. > :33:10.funding lost as a result of last Thursday's decision? As we negotiate
:33:11. > :33:18.our way out of the EU, a range of decisions will have to be made.
:33:19. > :33:20.Future governments must make sure we help our universities and sciences
:33:21. > :33:24.and disadvantaged parts of the country and we continue to support
:33:25. > :33:27.farmers. There will be a challenge, but we will be able to judge for
:33:28. > :33:31.ourselves about whether we have more money to do this because we have
:33:32. > :33:35.left the EU, or less because of the impact on the economy. That is
:33:36. > :33:42.something we will judge for ourselves in the years ahead.
:33:43. > :33:46.Unfortunately earlier this morning, the Supreme Court ruled against a
:33:47. > :33:49.right to return of the Chagos Islands to their homeland. I know
:33:50. > :33:56.that my right honourable friend will be pleased that I will not pester
:33:57. > :33:59.him much more on this issue, but I suggest that a fine legacy of his
:34:00. > :34:07.premiership might be to allow these British citizens to return to their
:34:08. > :34:10.homeland. The national Security Council has been considering this
:34:11. > :34:15.issue. We have looked at the alternative options, the costs and
:34:16. > :34:21.benefits of the various things we could do. And we will make an
:34:22. > :34:24.announcement in the coming months. Grade one listed Rochdale town hall
:34:25. > :34:29.has been described as a rare, picturesque beauty. A bid to
:34:30. > :34:34.renovate this iconic building was rejected by the Heritage Lottery
:34:35. > :34:38.Fund in April. Of the five projects awarded grants, all five are based
:34:39. > :34:42.in the south of England. Would the Prime Minister consider supporting
:34:43. > :34:49.the renovation of this fantastic municipal building? It is a
:34:50. > :34:53.beautiful building and it is a historic town that he represents. In
:34:54. > :34:57.terms of the Heritage Lottery Fund, here's a little unfair in focusing
:34:58. > :35:02.on those last five projects. More broadly, he would find at the
:35:03. > :35:06.Blackpool museum received a grant of over 13 million. So I believe it is
:35:07. > :35:10.fairly balanced across the country, but I will look further and perhaps
:35:11. > :35:20.write to him about the general point and issue of his town hall. As well
:35:21. > :35:24.as Brits living abroad in the EU, there are a number of EU nationals
:35:25. > :35:28.living in this country and my constituency were working hard and
:35:29. > :35:32.paying taxes entirely legitimately. What reassurance can the Prime
:35:33. > :35:38.Minister give them that their position is secure? A number are
:35:39. > :35:42.very concerned. First of all, we must praise the contribution they
:35:43. > :35:47.make to our country. There are 50,000 EU nationals working in our
:35:48. > :35:53.NHS, 60,000 working in our care sector, looking after our overly.
:35:54. > :35:58.Many work in education -- looking after our elderly. As I said on
:35:59. > :36:04.Monday, we can obviously say that all rights are guaranteed of members
:36:05. > :36:09.of the European Union. In the future, I have heard members of the
:36:10. > :36:13.Leave campaign make this point that people who are already here, already
:36:14. > :36:17.studying and working, must have their rights and their access
:36:18. > :36:20.guaranteed. But we can't say that now, we have to say it is part of
:36:21. > :36:28.the negotiations that will shortly take place. Can I join with the
:36:29. > :36:33.tributes to you, Prime Minister, for all you have done in your time of
:36:34. > :36:34.office? Does the Prime Minister agree that whatever the
:36:35. > :36:41.disagreements about the European Union, you were in the Remain come,
:36:42. > :36:45.I and my party were in the Leave campaign, but the union that matters
:36:46. > :36:50.is that of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, and that should be
:36:51. > :36:53.of the utmost importance. What is being done to make sure we stay
:36:54. > :37:02.together in your remaining time in office? I agree with the honourable
:37:03. > :37:05.gentleman that keeping the UK together is the paramount interest
:37:06. > :37:10.for our country because of the decision that has been made about
:37:11. > :37:13.Europe. We need to have exhaustive conversations between officials in
:37:14. > :37:16.Whitehall and Northern Ireland, and strong relations with the Republic
:37:17. > :37:20.of violence that we keep the benefits of the Common travel area.
:37:21. > :37:24.The honourable gentleman has always supported one blue team, Leicester
:37:25. > :37:32.City, and one day I hope he supports another blue team. As members of the
:37:33. > :37:39.single market for over four decades, many businesses have deeply embedded
:37:40. > :37:42.supply chains and customer relationships across the EU. Does
:37:43. > :37:48.the Prime Minister agree that any future deal with the EU but include
:37:49. > :37:54.access to the single market? My honourable friend is right.
:37:55. > :37:58.Obviously, the term access to the single market has many potential
:37:59. > :38:03.different meanings. Many countries outside the EU have access to the
:38:04. > :38:07.single market, from Sue -- some through a trade deal, some through
:38:08. > :38:12.World Trade Organisation rules. The best access is to be a member of the
:38:13. > :38:16.single market, and the next Prime Minister will have to decide what
:38:17. > :38:19.sort of access we want, what the costs and benefits are of having
:38:20. > :38:23.that sort of access, and I am sure we will talk about that in a moment
:38:24. > :38:29.when I give my statement on the European Council. The Prime Minister
:38:30. > :38:34.will be aware that staff in my unions are being consulted this
:38:35. > :38:41.week. The company has approached the government for support, but has only
:38:42. > :38:44.received a guarantee to the value of one of its trucks. Will he commit to
:38:45. > :38:51.meet with me to discuss this perilous decision for the company
:38:52. > :38:55.and its workforce and what support his government can provide? I am
:38:56. > :38:58.aware of the recent announcement about these further job losses. This
:38:59. > :39:02.will be a difficult time for the workers and their families. I
:39:03. > :39:04.understand that the Scottish and UK Government have been working with
:39:05. > :39:08.the company over the past couple of years as part of the partnership
:39:09. > :39:11.action for continuing employment scheme. The Secretary of State for
:39:12. > :39:14.Scotland is also keeping an eye on the situation and I am happy to
:39:15. > :39:15.arrange a meeting between him and the honourable gentleman to talk
:39:16. > :39:32.about what more can be done. I would like to make a statement on
:39:33. > :39:40.yesterday's European Council. This is the first bid since we decided to
:39:41. > :39:50.leave the European Union. We wanted to ensure how we could have a strong
:39:51. > :39:55.union. Let me touch on the other items in the agenda. The council
:39:56. > :39:59.noted the very significant reductions in the legal crossings
:40:00. > :40:00.from Turkey to Greece, as a result of